Today's Buzz: Deport Piers Morgan for anti-gun comments?

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December 27, 2012|Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board

A citizen petition posted on a White House website calls for CNN host and British citizen Piers Morgan to be deported for "a hostile attack" on the Constitution's Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Since a lone gunman killed 20 children and six women at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school earlier this month, Morgan has argued for stricter gun controls. He has called for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, and for closing a loophole that allows some gun purchasers to skip background checks. He also called a gun-rights leader "dangerous" and an "idiot" while interviewing him on the air. The deport-Morgan petition had more than 75,000 signatures as of Wednesday. What do you think? Should Morgan be sent back to his native Britain for being so outspoken in favor of gun control? Or should he be saluted - and stay in the U.S. - for his courage in expressing an opinion that was bound to make enemies? Do you think Piers Morgan will have much influence on U.S. gun policy? Talk about it!